Without a doubt, Baywatch was one of the most successful series of the ‘90s. After all, it’s officially been twenty years since the series’ last episode aired, and people are still talking about it! Many stars of the series ended up having the most amazing careers, whereas others had disappeared completely from the spotlight.
No matter the case, we’re about to go through most of the fan-favorite actors! We were pretty surprised to see what some have been up to lately! Especially with Baywatch: The Documentary being on its way to be released, our curiosity levels are practically peaked!
Mitch Buchannon – David Hasselhoff – 37
Starting off dynamically, we’re going to talk about one of the most famous people in the show. Even though portraying Mitch Buchannon was in no way David Hasselhoff’s first acting gig, it was the one that put him on the map. After all, he was playing the lifeguard’s so-called leader for eleven seasons, ending in 2000.
Needless to say, his flawless body and good looks were really helpful when it came down to making a name for himself. Up until Baywatch, the Hoff was mostly known from The Young and the Restless, as Dr. Snapper Foster. He was in his late 30s by the time he got the role.
David Hasselhoff Now– 68
Once the show was done, one would expect Hoff to be somewhat lost as to what he’d do next, but it turns out that he had no issue adjusting to the new reality. He reached the point when he’s now invited to make cameos for many different films, even including the SpongeBob SquarePants film!
He’s earned a $10-million fortune and has created shows like Meet the Hasselhoffs. Already, within 2021, he’s been on episodes of Young Sheldon and The Helgason Show while also voicing Hoff 9000 for the upcoming King Fury 2. He’s 68 and has gotten married thrice, currently to Hayley Roberts.
Caroline Holden – Yasmine Bleeth – 25
When she was 15, Yasmine Bleeth got her first-ever role, playing on Baba!. Soon enough, she got to star on Ryan’s Hope in the late ‘80s, but it wasn’t until her role on Baywatch when she really made a name for herself. Playing Caroline Holden was arguably perfect for her, keeping in mind how alluring she was back then.
She went on to play for four seasons on the series before her struggle with her past addictions got the best of her. According to The Things, she was fired from the show because of it. She did appear on the show’s sequel films, though, even on 2003’s Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.
Yasmine Bleeth Now – 53
She lives in Los Angeles these days. Even though she ended up gaining some weight over the years, Bleeth now looks as healthy as ever. It turns out that while she was in rehab, she met her other half, a man called Paul Cerrito. They got married in 2002, and she soon started withdrawing herself from the limelight.
In fact, the last time she ever acted was in the Baywatch film of the ‘00s. According to her IMDb page, she has announced to be working on a horror film called Beautiful Evil, and if that’s true, we simply can’t wait to watch it!
Lani McKenzie – Carmen Electra – 25
Even though Carmen Electra played in merely two seasons of Baywatch, she’s probably one of the most famous people to have played there. It wasn’t always like that, though, as it was the first acting job she ever accepted! Before that, she had worked as a dancer and done some photoshoots for adult magazines.
She played Lani McKenzie until 1998, and it was more than enough to put her on the map. In the same year she left the show, Carmen got married to Dennis Rodman, a marriage that sadly lasted only a year. Her career, however, has lasted her a lifetime.
Carmen Electra Now– 49
Nowadays, when she’s in her 40s, Carmen remains a symbol of femininity everywhere. She’s since played on films like Scary Movie and Book of Fire. Most recently, we also saw her on an episode of The Wendy Williams Show in 2021! Overall, she’s estimated to be worth around $8 million at the moment.
Electra is quite active at the moment, both on TV and on social media. Just on her Instagram account, she has over 1.3 million followers. Meanwhile, she’s going to be participating in a couple of documentaries in 2021, including, of course, the one about Baywatch. She’s also endorsing herbal supplement products like Legendz XL.
Summer Quinn – Nicole Eggert – 20
According to an interview of hers in 2015 with the Huff Post, Nicole Eggert initially felt out of place when she joined Baywatch in 1992. She was merely 20 years old and was handpicked to portray Summer Quinn after her success as a teenager. She started her career in the late ‘70s and was born in 1972!
Nevertheless, Eggert went on to play on four seasons, leaving in 1996. By the time she left, she had also infamously undergone breast implant plastic surgery, which she eventually reversed. In the same interview, she mentioned that she was happy to leave the show when she did.
Nicole Eggert Now– 49
Playing on Baywatch was the beginning of her adult career. Nicole Eggert is in her late 40s now and far from being inactive. She’s taken part in the Splash show in 2013 and played on series films like Where Is the Love?. Her latest acting gig was voicing a character in an episode of Robot Chicken in 2019.
She’s gotten married and divorced once to Justin Herwick in the ‘00s and has also had two daughters. Eggert is surprisingly active on social media these days, with over 75,000 followers on her Instagram alone! She even started a Cameo profile in 2019, which has plenty of 5-star reviews.
C.J. Parker – Pamela Anderson – 25
With her blonde hair, exceptional physique, and incredible acting skills, Pamela Anderson was the perfect person to portray C.J. Parker in the series. She was cast in 1992, meaning that the show was one of the first acting gigs she ever landed. She went on to play on five seasons, finally leaving the show in 1997.
It didn’t take long for her to become a symbol of femininity everywhere, especially with being that much captivating. The CelebrityNetWorth website mentions that she was earning around $300K per episode at the series’ peak! At the time, she was also married to Motley Crue’s drummer, Tommy Lee.
Pamela Anderson Now – 53
She may have finished her collaboration with the show, but that was hardly the end for Pamela’s character. After all, she went back on her old swimsuit for the Baywatch film in 2017! To this day, she remains one of the most recognizable members of the cast.
Pamela’s made a gigantic fortune, of around $20 million, today. She’s also an animal rights activist, working closely with PETA while maintaining an active career as an actress. Her IMDb page mentions that she’ll be playing on a film called 18 & Over. In the meantime, she remains just as alluring as she was in her 20s.
Hobie Buchannon – Jeremy Jackson – 11
Most of the show’s fans probably remember Jeremy Jackson fondly. He started playing at Baywatch as a teenager and left once he was over eighteen. He portrayed Hoff’s character’s son, named Hobie Buchannon, and before the show was over, he had managed to steal everyone’s hearts.
Of course, having such a charismatic smile, the job was easy for him. Through the show, Jackson was also introduced to the music industry. He ended up releasing two albums, Number One and Always, both in the mid-'90s. However, he didn’t have much luck with singing after that.
Jeremy Jackson Now – 40
Once the show was concluded, Jackson played in some of the Baywatch movies and participated in many reality TV shows. Who could forget, after all, the Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2011? He wasn’t really able to settle on another series for as much as he did in Baywatch, though.
In 2017 he was unfortunately incarcerated after allegedly stabbing a person in 2015. His sentence was shorter than a year, and he was soon able to resume his life where he left it. His IMDb page now mentions a future project, a film called The B Team. He’s also going to participate in Baywatch: The Documentary.
Matt Brody – David Charvet – 20
As his jealous-worthy jawline probably indicates, David Charvet was cast to play one of the show’s heartbreakers. His character, Matt Brody, dated both C.J. and Summer! He came from France, and portraying Matt was the first acting job he ever got. Nevertheless, it was more than enough to put him on the map.
Charvet was on the show for four seasons, finally leaving in 1996, after which he gave singing a try. He also started playing on Melrose Place almost immediately after he left Baywatch. It’s safe to say that he was a fan favorite, despite his characters’ many ups and downs in the plot.
David Charvet Now – 48
Charvet has tried several things since leaving Baywatch behind him, including singing and working as a model. Just within 2021, he modeled for the Malibu-based brand called Jones WRKWR, and we have to admit, we were impressed! We mentioned earlier his music career, which started with the David Charvet album release in 1997.
His last single was in 2010, named Swim with the Birds, and three years later, his latest acting project, on Prisoners of the Sun. In 2019 he appeared on an episode of Star Secrets, and we’ve since been catching up to him on Instagram, where, by the way, he has over 117K followers!
Shauni McClain – Erika Eleniak – 20
Even though Erika Eleniak was merely 20 years old when she started portraying Shauni on the show, it was hardly her first acting project. She had made her big-screen debut in the early ‘80s, playing a small role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, when she was just 13!
Nevertheless, with a smile as bright as hers, the fans loved her immediately. She started on Baywatch in 1989 and left after three seasons. During her time there, she was also engaged to her co-star and her character’s romantic interest, Billy Warlock. Sadly though, they didn’t end up lasting.
Erika Eleniak Now – 51
These days Eleniak is rocking a noticeably shorter hairstyle, yet clearly, has done an excellent job in preserving herself! She’s in her 50s now and remains quite active as an actress. Eleniak married Rock Daigle, a key grip she met in 2000 while filming for Snowbound. Today, they also have a child together!
On top of her upcoming performances on two films for 2022, Lolipop Gang and Marilyn Monroe Back? Eleniak also has a blog and a podcast. She’s surprisingly active on social media, too, having almost 50,000 followers on Instagram at the moment. Overall, she’s estimated to be worth close to $4 million.
Eddie Kramer – Billy Warlock Then – 28
We couldn’t have left Billy Warlock out of this list, especially after talking about Eleniak, his love interest on the show, and his real-life former fiancé! Billy was born in California in 1961. By the time he was cast to portray Eddie Kramer, he was in his late 20s!
Though he was already playing on Days of Our Lives up until then, he briefly left to join Baywatch. Nevertheless, he left after three seasons, reportedly because he wasn’t happy with the show's direction. Years later, while speaking on 7News.au, he admitted that he wanted to try out different characters.
Billy Warlock Now – 60
For better or worse, Billy Warlock isn’t even active these days as an actor. As a matter of fact, according to his Twitter account, he’s a ski instructor in Colorado! Before doing that, however, he was playing on one soap opera after the other. His character on Days of Our Lives lasted him until 2006, despite his small occasional breaks.
He’s also been on General Hospital, even The Young and the Restless! The last time he found himself acting for the camera was in 2010 on One Life to Live. He has been married to his Days of Our Lives co-star, Julie Pinson, since 2006.
Stephanie Holden – Alexandra Paul – 29
Unlike other members of the show’s cast members, Alexandra Paul went in, having already found a lot of success in acting. She had played on films like Christine and Dragnet, making her film debut in 1982 on Paper Dolls. By the time she joined Baywatch, she was 29 years old!
Naturally, her character, Stephanie Holden, immediately became a fan-favorite, and she lasted for five full seasons! In fairness, her flawless body and good looks made it incredibly easy for her to do so. Of course, she’s also been in some of the show’s sequel films and will be appearing on Baywatch: The Documentary.
Alexandra Paul Now– 57
Since before even getting on the show, Alexandra Paul was an animal rights activist. We mention that because today, she’s mostly involved with such causes. In 2016 she even joined the Direct Action Everywhere organization, which is keeping her quite busy to the day. She’s been arrested countless times during peaceful protests.
The latest time she was arrested was quite recently, in September 2020, trying to rescue a pig from a slaughterhouse, along with 6 other fellow activists. Nevertheless, she’s never stopped acting either. She has many films scheduled for the future, including one called The B Team.
Jason Ioane – Jason Momoa – 20
Most people nowadays probably don’t realize that Jason Momoa started his career playing in Baywatch, especially given how much success he’s since found. Nevertheless, portraying Jason Ioane was one of the first characters he ever got to do for the camera. He started in the show’s tenth season and lasted until its last.
His character was fittingly supposed to be the best swimmer on the lifeguard team and probably the most hot-headed one. He was only 20 years old when he was cast to play and had only previously worked as a model. In fact, he even won the Hawaii Model of the Year award in 1999!
Jason Momoa Now– 40
Fast forward two decades later, and Jason Momoa is now known as Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones and Aquaman from the DC Extended Universe. He’s also happily married, with two children, to Lisa Bonet, since 2017, who was starring on The Cosby Show in the ‘80s.
Momoa maintains his jealous-worthy physique, which we most recently got to admire on Zack Snyder’s Justice League in 2021. He has also earned a $14-million net worth already. He’s 41 years old now and will be playing on Dune and Aquaman 2 in the following years.
Cody Madison – David Chokachi – 27
Who wouldn’t want to be saved by someone that looks like David Chokachi? That was probably what the Baywatch’s casting directors were thinking about when they asked him to portray Cody Madison. He joined the show in 1995, and it was his first-ever job on television.
Before long, Cody was a fan favorite. Of course, his romances with C.J. Parker and Lani McKenzie played a big part in that too. He left the show in 1999, but by then, he had even been listed as one of the world’s most beautiful people by People Magazine.
David Chokachi Now– 53
These days, according to his social media pages as well as his website, Chokachi is both an actor and an environmental activist. In fact, he supports various charitable organizations to do with the environment! He has also just about to release his latest film, called Blood Pageant!
Chokachi is 53 right now, and unsurprisingly enough, he could still qualify for being one of the world’s prettiest. He’s been married to Susan Brubaker since 2004 and is also a father to one daughter, named Brit, who was born in 2011. His last big-screen project was The Bone Box.
Craig Pomeroy – Parker Stevenson – 37
Portraying Craig Pomeroy was hardly the first time we ever saw Parker Stevenson. After all, he wasn’t a stranger when it came to hit-TV shows, having played in The Hardy Boys in the late ‘70s, but also in some episodes of The Love Boat! He was born in Philadelphia in 1952.
His character, Craig, was both a lifeguard and a lawyer. Though he appeared on the show’s pilot, his role ended up being a recurring one after he supposedly relocated to pursue a career in law. He came back by 1997, and that was when he started dating Kelly Pickard’s character, April Giminski.
Parker Stevenson Now – 68
Stevenson is 68 by now and with a $10-million net worth. He’s still out there acting. In fact, up until 2020, he was portraying Louis Osmond on the Greenhouse Academy TV series. He’s been married twice, first to Kirstie Alley in the ‘90s and now to Lisa Schoen since 2018.
It turns out that he’s about to be reunited with a former co-star from Baywatch, David Chokachi, since they’ll both be playing on a film called Last Call in the Dog House in the future. Since 2003, he has been living in Toluca Lake, California.
Samantha Thomas – Nancy Valen – 31
Even though her initial goal was to pursue an acting career, Nancy Valen found herself in front of a camera soon enough. It all started with a couple of seasons of Ryan’s Hope. Looking as good as she does, it didn’t take long before she joined the cast of Baywatch in 1996.
Playing Samantha Thomas is to the day one of her most memorable projects even though she only did it for two seasons! Her character was a lifeguard captain, who eventually quit the team to start a business with one of her exes. Needless to say, the show’s fans couldn’t get enough of her!
Nancy Valen Now – 55
Ever since Valen left the show, she’s had a marvelous career. She’s been married to Nels Van Patten since 1994. She’s acted and even produced various projects before she decided to take a break from the spotlight in the mid-00s. It seems as though she’s back now and looking better than ever!
Her comeback was made in 2019 when she started playing on the Playing with Fire series. She’s since been on films like There Will Always Be Christmas and is currently working on one, called Better than Perfect. Valen also operates her website, through which she sells autographed pictures of her.
Jessie Owens – Brooke Burns – 20
With her tall stature, blue eyes, and blonde hair, Brooke Burns was perfect in every possible way to play on Baywatch. Once she turned 20, she was cast on the show, playing Jessie Owens for its last couple of seasons, from 1998 until 2001. Before that, she had played in shows like Ally McBeal and Out of the Blue.
She had to leave the show once she became pregnant with her first child. Her daughter was born in 2000, whom she had with her ex-husband, Julian McMahon, from Home & Away. Nevertheless, she certainly stayed long enough to make an impact and ensure her career’s longevity.
Brooke Burns Now– 43
By now, Burns has become a mother of two. Even though she called it quits with McMahon, in 2001, she was remarried to Gavin O’Connor, the father of her second daughter. She’s 43 at the moment, and her latest acting project was a recurring role on The Gourmet Detective.
In fairness, she’s done much more than just acting, as she’s even hosted a couple of seasons of The Chase. Since 2020 she has been hosting a new show called Master Minds. It turns out that she’s also quite active online, having over 16.9K followers on Twitter.